Public Internet Access Program News Today

MANILA - Department of Information and Communications Technology (DICT) Secretary Ivan John Uy on Friday vowed to renew and reactivate the "dead" free Wi-Fi service areas in three months. During the House of Representatives appropriations committee hearing on DICT's proposed budget of PHP 7.2 billion for 2023, Uy disclosed that the department's Free Wi-Fi for All - Free Public Internet Access Program is no longer operational in many locations. "I was aghast when I found ou...

(File photo) TACLOBAN CITY - Free public Wi-Fi has been installed in 217 sites in Eastern Visayas in the past four years, prioritizing health facilities and Covid-19 vaccination sites, the Department of Information and Communications Technology (DICT) said on Tuesday. In 2021 alone, the DICT has spent at least PHP26.8 million to carry out the project in the region's six provinces, responding to growing demand for connectivity, DICT Eastern Visayas Regional Director Felix Tabanao Jr. said. Of...

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